Qalyub weather in May

In May, Qalyub sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Qalyub's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qalyub's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:06 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
19%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Qalyub is town in the Al Qalyubiyah governorate of Egypt.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qalyub reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Qalyub

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 18 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
18
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Qalyub weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 4110.38.0
Feb21° / 10°4110.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.711.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.8
May32° / 18°10.113.55.3
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul35° / 22°0013.73.3
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°10.311.36.2
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.6
Dec22° / 11°20.610.18.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58515
68614
78614
88614
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23919
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qalyub gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
284151
383161
482171
581181
679192
778202
876222
975232
1073252
1172262
1270282
1368302
1465323
1563343
1661363
1759383
1855414
1953434
2050455
2147476
2245497
2342508
2440528
2537549
26355510
27325612
28305713
29285814
30255916
31245917

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:186:27
213.25:176:28
313.25:166:28
413.25:156:29
513.35:146:30
613.35:136:30
713.35:136:31
813.35:126:32
913.45:116:32
1013.45:106:33
1113.45:096:34
1213.45:096:34
1313.45:086:35
1413.55:076:36
1513.55:076:36
1613.55:066:37
1713.55:056:38
1813.65:056:38
1913.65:046:39
2013.65:046:39
2113.65:036:40
2213.65:036:41
2313.75:026:41
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2513.75:016:43
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2713.75:006:44
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2913.85:006:45
3013.84:596:46
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Qalyub

In seasonPeak

In May, Qalyub sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qalyub sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Qalyub?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Qalyub for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qalyub in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Qalyub sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qalyub in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qalyub peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Qalyub in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Qalyub is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qalyub?

Qalyub sits at 30.2°N, 31.2°E, 22 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Qalyub

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qalyub.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qalyub has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Qalyub is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 7.0 km · Shubrā al Khaymah 7.0 km · Awsīm 9.0 km · Manshīyat al Qanāţir 10 km · Al Khuşūş 11 km · Qahā 11 km · Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 13 km · Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 13 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Qalyub (30.1792°, 31.2056°, elevation 22 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).